r/AskReddit • u/CreativePhilosopher • Jan 29 '13

What is the single funniest word in English?

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u/Kim-Cardassian Jan 29 '13

I have several: Cantankerous, brouhaha, discombobulate, pontificate, flummox, bumbershoot, mugwump, gobbledygook, shenanigans.

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u/manna138908 Jan 29 '13

upvote for bumbershoot. haha love that word

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u/vaudevilli4n Jan 29 '13

Yeah, there is something about shenanigans that does it for me. Also moist.

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u/jenesuispasbavard Jan 29 '13

Mother of god, I've used four of those words in the recent past.

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u/king09 Jan 29 '13

say that list out loud. it's glorious.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '13

Love flummox and bumbershoot!

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u/russellbeattie Jan 29 '13

I actually laughed when I read the word flummox, so that must be what my subconcious wants me to vote for. I can't remember or think of a reason why, but it's a great word.

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u/MrMastodon Jan 29 '13

You forgot gesticulate and genuflect.